Laois to host landmark Farming for Nature Festival in summer

The main programme will have sessions covering soil health, biodiversity, water resilience and farm finance

(Left to right) Grace Clarke, Farming for Nature Festival events assistant, Lydia Lishman, Farming for Nature Festival coordinator, and David Walsh Kemmis of Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery which will host the two-day festival.

Farmers from across Ireland will gather in Co Laois this June for the first ever Farming for Nature Festival, a new farmer-led event focused on sharing practical approaches to nature-friendly farming.

The two-day festival will take place at Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery on June 22 and 23, bringing together farmers, researchers and industry stakeholders interested in building more sustainable and resilient farming systems.